Esk'etemc First Nation

First Nation government in British Columbia, Canada

The Esk'etemc First Nation, also known as the Alkali Lake Indian Band, is a First Nations government of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) people, located at Alkali Lake in the Cariboo region of the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was created when the government of the then-Colony of British Columbia established an Indian reserve system in the 1860s. It is one of three Secwepemc bands that is not a member of either the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council or the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council.

In the Shuswap language, the people of Alkali Lake are the Esketemc ("people of Esket").

The Esk'etemc First Nation has not signed any treaty with any settler-colonial political entity, nor has it ceded any land and let go its territorial claims.

Indian Reserves

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Indian Reserves under the administration of the Esk'etemc First Nation are:[1]

  • Alixton Indian Reserve No. 5, at west end of Alixton Lake, 5 miles E of Alkali Lake PO, 91.90 ha. 51°48′00″N 122°08′00″W / 51.80000°N 122.13333°W / 51.80000; -122.13333 (Alixton Indian Reserve 5)[2]
  • Alkali Lake Indian Reserve No. 1, at Alkali Lake PO, 241.40 ha. 51°47′00″N 122°14′00″W / 51.78333°N 122.23333°W / 51.78333; -122.23333 (Alkali Lake Indian Reserve 1)[3]
  • Alkali Lake Indian Reserve No. 4A, 5 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 130.50 ha. 51°49′00″N 122°07′00″W / 51.81667°N 122.11667°W / 51.81667; -122.11667 (Alkali Lake Indian Reserve 4A)[4]
  • Cludolicum Indian Reserve No. 9, 9 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 566.60 ha. 51°52′00″N 122°02′00″W / 51.86667°N 122.03333°W / 51.86667; -122.03333 (Cludolicum Indian Reserve 9)[5]
  • Cludolicum Indian Reserve No. 9A, 10 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, E of and adjoining IR No. 9, 101.10 ha. 51°52′00″N 122°01′00″W / 51.86667°N 122.01667°W / 51.86667; -122.01667 (Cludolicum Indian Reserve 9A)[6]
  • Isadore Harry Indian Reserve No. 12, on middle fork of Alkali Creek 8 miles E of Alkali Lake PO. 121.40 ha. 51°48′00″N 122°04′00″W / 51.80000°N 122.06667°W / 51.80000; -122.06667 (Isadore Harry Indian Reserve 12)[7]
  • Johnny Sticks Indian Reserve No. 2, on Kirkpatrick Creek 5 miels NE of Alkali Lake PO, 323.80 ha. 51°50′00″N 122°10′00″W / 51.83333°N 122.16667°W / 51.83333; -122.16667 (Johnny Sticks Indian Reserve 2)[8]
  • Little Springs Indian Reserve No. 18, 8 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, W of and adjoining IR No. 8, 284.50 ha. 51°52′00″N 122°05′00″W / 51.86667°N 122.08333°W / 51.86667; -122.08333 (Little Springs Indian Reserve 18)[9]
  • Little Springs Indian Reserve No. 8, on Kirkpatrick Creek 7 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 194.20 ha. 51°51′00″N 122°05′00″W / 51.85000°N 122.08333°W / 51.85000; -122.08333 (Little Springs Indian Reserve 8)[10]
  • Loon Lake Indian Reserve No. 10, 6 miles S of east end of Felker Lake, 121.40 ha. 51°52′00″N 121°58′00″W / 51.86667°N 121.96667°W / 51.86667; -121.96667 (Loon Lake Indian Reserve 10)[11]
  • Old Clemenes Indian Reserve No. 16, on right (W) bank of the Fraser River, opposite mouth of Alkali Creek, 16.0 ha. 51°43′00″N 122°21′00″W / 51.71667°N 122.35000°W / 51.71667; -122.35000 (Old Clemenes Indian Reserve 16)[12]
  • Pete Suckers Indian Reserve No. 13, 7 miles E of Alkali Lake PO, 566.0 ha. 51°47′00″N 122°04′00″W / 51.78333°N 122.06667°W / 51.78333; -122.06667 (Pete Suckers Indian Reserve 13)[13]
  • Roper's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 14, on a small creek 4 miles eastwards from Alkali Lake PO, 32.40 ha. 51°47′00″N 122°09′00″W / 51.78333°N 122.15000°W / 51.78333; -122.15000 (Roper's Meadow Indian Reserve 14)[14]
  • Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 11, on middle fork of Alkali Creek, 9 miles E of Alkali Creek PO, 324.0 ha. 51°48′00″N 122°01′00″W / 51.80000°N 122.01667°W / 51.80000; -122.01667 (Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve 11)[15]
  • Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve No. 11A, east of and adjoining IR No. 11, 53.0 ha. 51°48′00″N 122°00′00″W / 51.80000°N 122.00000°W / 51.80000; -122.00000 (Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve 11A)[16]
  • Sandy Harry Indian Reserve No. 4, on middle fork of Alkali Creek 6 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 218.50 ha. 51°49′00″N 122°06′00″W / 51.81667°N 122.10000°W / 51.81667; -122.10000 (Sandy Harry Indian Reserve 4)[17]
  • Swan Lake Indian Reserve No. 3, on Kirkpatrick Creek, 8 miles NE of Alkali Lake PO, 72.80 ha. 51°51′00″N 122°07′00″W / 51.85000°N 122.11667°W / 51.85000; -122.11667 (Swan Lake Indian Reserve 3)[18]
  • Windy Mouth Indian Reserve No. 7, on north shore of Lac La Hache, 2.80 ha. 51°51′00″N 121°35′00″W / 51.85000°N 121.58333°W / 51.85000; -121.58333 (Windy Mouth Indian Reserve 7)[19]
  • Wycott's Flat Indian Reserve No. 6, on left (E) bank of the Fraser River, N of the mouth of Dog Creek, 497.80 ha. 51°37′00″N 122°19′00″W / 51.61667°N 122.31667°W / 51.61667; -122.31667 (Wycott's Flat Indian Reserve 6)[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail
  2. ^ "Alixton Indian Reserve 5". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^ "Alkali Lake Indian Reserve 1". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ^ "Alkali Lake Indian Reserve 4A". BC Geographical Names.
  5. ^ "Cludolicum Indian Reserve 9". BC Geographical Names.
  6. ^ "Cludolicum Indian Reserve 9A". BC Geographical Names.
  7. ^ "Isadore Harry Indian Reserve 12". BC Geographical Names.
  8. ^ "Johnny Sticks Indian Reserve 2". BC Geographical Names.
  9. ^ "Little Springs Indian Reserve 18". BC Geographical Names.
  10. ^ "Little Springs Indian Reserve 8". BC Geographical Names.
  11. ^ "Loon Lake Indian Reserve 10". BC Geographical Names.
  12. ^ "Old Clemenes Indian Reserve 16". BC Geographical Names.
  13. ^ "Pete Suckers Indian Reserve 13". BC Geographical Names.
  14. ^ "Roper's Meadow Indian Reserve 14". BC Geographical Names.
  15. ^ "Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve 11". BC Geographical Names.
  16. ^ "Sampson's Meadow Indian Reserve 11A". BC Geographical Names.
  17. ^ "Sandy Harry Indian Reserve 4". BC Geographical Names.
  18. ^ "Swan Lake Indian Reserve 1". BC Geographical Names.
  19. ^ "Windy Mouth Indian Reserve 7". BC Geographical Names.
  20. ^ "Wycott's Flat Indian Reserve 6". BC Geographical Names.
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